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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28
A Doctors Large Fee.

The other day a ragged, unkempt news
boy pulled the bell Of the residence OF DIR.
George +. Shrady and asked the servant
IL ''the doc was in Just then DIR,
Shrady emerged from the parlor and the
newsboy made a rush at him with an up
turned thumb.
whats the matter, boyy' asked the
doctor.
''pisen'd thumb, doctor. answered the
youth.
How"
Cat
"H'm! Come in"
The gamin marched into the study and
had his ''pisen'd thumb duly doctored.
During the process he explained that he
had been chasing a cat.
II cornered the Old Tom in an ash bar.
rel" continued the newsboy, ''an' jes' as
| was pullin' the black cuss out by his tail
he goes back ON hisself, turns around IN
gives me an almighty bite
why did you come to me'' asked DR.
Shrady.
''oh! | didn't want to go to any o. them
common fizzizishuns."
"But m physicians want I'M
common fees said the doctor, eying the
urchin: chow much have you gotf'
The hoy dived into his ragged trousers
pocket, iished out some cents and held
them in his open. dirty hand. DIR. Shrady
smiled and told him 20 put them back.
''Say, doc. - said the lad, determined to
pay something; ''here take a Daily NOos, !"
and he Topped one on the table, just as
he got 10 the door Of the study he sud-
denly turned back and said; Say, doctor,
l only got mother left; yer might tiers
well have this" and Topped the second
Daily Noos on the table. Then he pad
died of TO the front door, hitching up his
trousers, but a thought seemed to strike
him suddenly, and turning back he
peercd in at the study door and said, as he
pulled a lock Of his hair:
'Say, doc, Use forgot ter thank yez."
DR.. Shrady has had many rich patients,
but this is the first time he has had a pa
TENTS whole stock in trade as a fee
New York Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28

Another important reform in Hindoo
customs which was begun about a year
before Victoria received her crown, and
practically accomplished three years after
she mounted the throne, was the suppress
sion Of thuggism. In 1885 Major Slee-
man had caught 1,562 OF these peculiarly
atroci0us villains. Some were hanged
and many were imprisoned In the large
Jail at Jubbulpore. where, a few years
ago, an old. toothless villain. who boasted
OF so many murders that he could not re-
member them all, offered for n small con-
sideration TO show the writer how the
trick was executed. The offer was
declined. The ancient thugs bony
fingers seemed too much TO he itching 20
get Just one more victim. Sleeman's
marvellous success eiTcctunlly broke up
thuggism, which Is now, like hook swing
ing and suicidal destruction beneath the
heavy. solid wooden wheels ~ the car OF
Juggernaut, n thing OF the past. Nal.
colin MACPHERSON In New York Mail and
Express.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28
BRIDGETS TESTIMONY.
COMPLAINTS MADE BY WoRklNoWo-
MEN WHO HAVE TRIED SERVICE.

Lack Of Freedom When the Days Work
IL Done-Ths Lonesomeness OF House.
hold Service Prisoners Who Are
Bossed Everlastingiy.
First on the list stands Margaret NJ,
an American, % years old and for five
years in a paper box factory. Seven 9TH
ers nodded their assent, or added n word
here and there as she gave her view. Two
of them We're Irish-Americans who had
had some years in tho public schools.
sits freedom that we want when the
days work Is done. I know some nice
girls, Bridget's cousins, that make more
money and dress better and everything
for being in service. They're mattresses
and have Thursday afternoon out and
part Of every other Sunday. But they're
never sure of one minute that's their W
when they're in the house. Our day is
ten hours long, but when it's done it's
done, and we can do what we like with
the evenings. That's what I've heard
from every nice girl that ever tried ser
vice. You're never sure that your souls
your own, except when you are out Of the
mousse, anu 4 CouluH I stdHu lnat u udy'
Women care just as much for freedom as
men do. OF course they don't get so
much, but | know I'd fight for mine"
"What | minded said a gentle, quiet
girl who worked at a ~stationer's, and who
had tried household service for a year
''what | minded was the awful lonesome
ness. | went for general homework be-
cause / knew all about II, and there were
only three in the family. never minded
being alone evenings in my own room, for
I'm always reading or something and
don't 20 ont hardly at all; but then | al
ways know | can and hat there is some
body TO talk to IL | like. But there, ex-
cept to give orders, they had nothing To
do with me. II got TO feel sort of crush.
ing at last. | cried myself sick, and at
last | gave it up, though don't mind the
work AT all"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28
Children Out at Night.

There is another application which, al
though partial, is Of great range and OF
supreme importance, addressing itself
TO doctors, to guardians and TO parents
chiefly l refer 10 the practice Of allow
ing children TO go out at nights into the
streets, II In cities; or, il in the country,
allowing children TO find their companions
at night, and their pleasures at night,
away from parental inspection. II /
wanted 10 make the destruction OF o
child sure ! would give him unmatched
liberty after dark. You cannot do q
thing That will be so nearly the guarantee
OF n child's dOmnntion as 10 let him have
the liberty n the streets at night. Henry
Ward Bcecher.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28
Anccdote Of the Grand Duke.

Perhaps your readers may not remem.
Der that the Grand Duke Nicholas came
near being the first, during the war Of
1877, 20 put foot on Turkish soil A
pleasing anecdote is told Of him in this
connection.
Ignoring the bridge that the Russians
had thrown over the Danube, the grand
duke embarked in a skif with an aide de
camp and n few men. Turkish bullets
whistled around his head while crossing.
Get ont Of the boat" he said To his
aid when they had reached the other side.
after you, m~onsigeur.m
sect out ~ the boat, / say"
al will not
81 say you shall.n
And with the ejaculation. "Dourak"
c'stupid'1, he almost threw the Young
officer on shore and Immediately followed
him.
The next day the aide de camp was
raised TO the rank Of cheyalier OF 81.
George, having been the first 10 set foot
on Turkish territory .-Paris Cor. New
York Graphic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28
HATED THE VERY WORDS.

Third came an lrish-American whose
mother had been cook for years in one
family, hut who had, after a few months
of service, gone into a jute mill, followed
gradually by five sisters.
81 hate the very words service aud SER
want, " she said. "We came TO this oun
try to better ourselves, and it's not let
tering to have anybody ordering you
round"
"But you are ordered in the MILL
That's different. A man knows what
he wants and doesn't 90 beyond il, hut a
woman never knows what she wants and
bosses you everlastingly. II there was
such a thing as fixed hours il might be
different, but ! tell every girl know:
Whatever you do, don't go into service.
You'll always be prisoners and always
looked down upon. You can do things at
home for them as belongs 10 you, but
somehow il seems different 10 do for
strangers. Anyway, | hate it, and there's
plenty like me-
women are always harder on women
than men are" said a fur sewer, an intel.
ligent American about 30. II got tired
Of alwa 8 sitting and took a place
as chambermaid. The work was all right
and the wages good, but I'll tell you
what | couldn't stand. The cook and the
waitress were just common, uneducated
Irish, and ! had to room with one and
stand the personal habits Of both, and the
way thoy did at table took all my appe.
tite. I couldn't eat, and began TO run
down, and at last | gave notice and told
the truth when | wa asked why. The
lady just looked at me astonished. If
you take a servants place you can't ex-
pect 10 be one OF the family she said. 4
never asked it, / said. All | ask is a
chance at common decency.' IT will be
difficult 10 find an easier place than this, '
she said, and | knew it, but eaSe one way
was hardness another, and She couldn't
see that | had any right 10 complain.
That's one trouble in the way. It's the
mixing up of things, and mistresses don't
think how they would feel in the same
place. Helen Campbell in New York
Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28

In British experiments last year, cop
peras proved a valuable fertilizer for
many crops. Ar increase OF 400 pounds
in the potato yield Of an eighth ~ an acre
resulted from treatment with fourteen
pounds Of copperas. It gave rs good q
crop Of turuips as did gunno and dis
solved bones. and nearly doubled the
yield Of n field Of hay. Good results were
also obtained with onions, beans and
mangel wurzeL-Arkansaw Traveller,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28

In Nevada there are some Of the largest
dams in the world for storing water for
mining purposes. One is go feet long
and 20 feet high, another 425 feet long
and 100 feet high.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-28

The average ace Of European girls when
they marry. according To - GcrUan statis-
ticinn, Is 20 years, while thOt ~ the men
IL 20 years
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Jokes of the School Room.

A 5-year-old boy returned from his
first day at school not quite sat SIZED
with his teacher. Why" he said.
''she kept asking questions all the time.
She even asked how many two and two
are.
This was written on the fly-leaf of
book on moral science: "If there should
be another flood, for refuge hither fy;
though all the world should be sub
merged this book would still be dry"
As an Austin teacher was calling the
roll, he had just come to the name OF
Robert Smith. when Robert threw open
the school room door on a run, and
called out, "Here!' Robert" said
the teacher, gravely. you must not
answer to your name unless you are
here!'
Henry, you are such bad boy that
you are not bit TO sit in company of
those scholars on the bench. Come I'D
here and sit by me-" exclaimed an ex-
asperated teacher.
Professor, said graduate, trying
to be pathetic AT parting, al am indebt-
ed to you for all l know" pray,
don't mention such trihe," was the
not very flattering reply.
Now you see how the power is APP
piled in this machine" said the profess
sor, as he started the machine referred
to, and added. ''it is turned by crank"
Then he wondered why the class
smiled
The youthful idea of school has many
illustrations. Where are we goingP"
ITO wait for school to let out ~
Youths Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
It Was Humble.

Mrs Bishop. of Thompson street,
near Thirteenth. has rich and eccen-
trio old maiden sister in Ohio. The
Bishop children invariably received a
present from her. and this Christmas it
came with instructions that it should
not be opened until half AN hour before
the Christmas dinner was ready.
Naturally the curiosity of the Bishop
family was great concerning the con-
tents of the box, and the children could
hardly contain themselves.
AT last the smoking turkey was
ready for the table. and the hour ha d
arrived when Aunt Emma's Christmas
gift should be open to the light of day.
Mr. Bishop ripped up the lid, and
eight little Bishops eyes watched with
breathlesS curiosity the coming forth
of the contents. The father lifted out
a package wrapped about with many
folds of paper. Layer after layer was
removed. The floor was half covered
with paper before. at last. textbook
ing fruit cake was disclosed to view, as
beautiful and brown a cake as ever
graced Christmas board
"A knife exclaimed Mr.. Bishop.
and in twinkle the sharp edge of the
carving-knife was plunged deep into
the tempting mass. But. horror of
horrors, what frightful thing was this!
From the aperture made by the knife
crawled forth a myriad of fat black
things which swarmed upon the table
and caused the Bishop family to gasp
with amazemcnt and jump from their
chairs. The swarming insects were
reaches, and before Mr.. Bishop could
recover from his astonishment they
had taken possession of half the table,
to say nothing of the Christmas tur-
key. With a cry of anguish the head
of the family rushed upon the half
broken cake. and grasping it in his
hand dashed wildly out to the kitchen
and thence to the back yard. Had he
not been quick about it the house would
have been filed with the crawling
things. AS it was, and hour was con-
sumed in Kidding the diningroom of
the presence of the reaches that had
got out of their Imprisonment before
Aunt Emma's Christmas cake could be
thrown into the yard. 1t took the SER
want girl. the cook and Mr. Bishop four
hours to clean out the back yard. Mrs
Bishop was put to bed with nervous
chill, and Mr. Bishop and the children
went down town for their Christmas
dinner. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04

casions is all powerful. is man Of un-
usually large stature and weight and
of commanding will, who represents
in his person all the law and govern
ment which exist among them. The
use of soap and water appears un-
known, while their dress is of the poor
est description, shoes and stockings
being rarities. and even to this day sol
dIers' overcoats used during the war,
in the last stages of decay. may be
seen But despite their rags and dirt
they vie with the savage in their love
for gay colors and for ornaments of a
tawdry and striking kind.
Taken collectively. they are the re-
verse of we'll favored. though occasion
ally young girl may be met possessing
singular beauty. but this rarely lasts
beyond youth.
Their houses, which are the most
miserable of shanties, are almost en-
tirely devoid of furniture. They have
no stoves, and their whole mode of life
found within the limits of the worlds
civilization. The house consists usual
ly OF one room. in which a whole fami-
ly and visitors live and sleep.
MARRIAGE NOT RECOGNIZED.
Marriage. as an institution, is as
little understood as chastity, and the
laws of consanguity are utterly disre-
garded, to which doubtless can be
attributed their mental and physical in
feriority and their steady decrease in
numbers. They are entirely destitute
of education and tradition, and do not
seem TO possess the faintest idea of
religion or morality. OF the Church
and school-house they are alike ignor-
ant, the only public institutions with
which they are familiar being the
asylum, the prison and the poor
house. When any of their number die
he is buried without service of any kind
near the lakes, the grave in every case
remaining unmarked and thus they
have lived and died for generations.
Christian communities would do well
TO turn their attention to those pariahs
Of the Bennewater lakes, whose de-
graded and miserable condition can
hardly be exaggerated; people in
whom the moral sense does not seem
to exist, and who are as completely
heather rs if the first words of Christ
ian teaching were yet to be heard in
the land. Kingston Correspondent Ne,0
York Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Concerning Meteors.

I The luminous meteor tracks are
in the upper part of the earth's atmos-
phere Few. if any. appear at night
greater than 100 miles and few are
seen bellows hight of 80 miles from the
earth's surface, except in rare cases
where stones and iron fall to the ground.
All these meteor tracks are caused by
the bodies which come into the air
from without.
2. The velocites of the meteors IN
the air are comparable with that OF the
earth in its orbit about the sun. III Is
not easy to determine the exact values
of those velocties, yet they may be
roughly stated as from 80 to 25O times
the velocity Of sound in the air or OF
cannon ball
3. 1t is necessary consequences OF
these velocities that the meteors move
about the sun and not about the earth
as the controlling body.
4. There are four comets related 10
four periodic star-showers that come
on the dates April 20. Aug. 10 Nov IA,
and Nov. q. The meteoroids which nave
given us any one of these star-shoW-
ers constitute group each individual
of which moves in a path which is Ike
that of the CORES ponding comet. The
bodies are, however, now too far from
one another TO influence appreclably
each others motions.
5. The ordinary shooting stars in
their appearance and phenomena do
not differ essentially from the individ-
uals in star showers.
6. The meteorites of different falls
differ from one another in their chemi-
cal composition, in their mineral forms,
and in their tenacity. Yet through all
these differences they have peculiar
common properties which distinguish
them entirely from all terrestrial rocks
6. The most delicate researches have
failed to detect any trace OF organic
life in meteorites.
These propositions have practically
universal acceptance among scientific
men.-Nature.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Where Ignorance is Bliss.

Bob Whitney. of the Bee Line, can
tell some good stories but his latest is
too much for the boys. While down in
the country last spring he was presented
with two mammoth potatoes, which he
duly planted at his home in Lewiston.
Il took the potatoes. said he, land
planted them. During the early sum-
mer my family got all of the early po-
tatoes they needed and kept calling on
the garden for supplies. In the fall l
dug up the potatoes and had three bar
rels for a winters store from the two
potatoes ''Oh, shut up, Bob. said
Joe True, of the Lake Store don't tell
that story to anybody but railroad men.
They don't know anything about pota,.
toes. '-BH6alo Efpre5S
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Smart Oregon Geese.

At Cold Springs station, on the Col
umbia, ten miles above Umatilla, there
are thousands of wild geese, and the
BOYS there have been trying to rig up
some kind of purchase whereby they
might capture some of them. 1t is i'm
possible to shoot them, except occasion
ally at night or in the morning when
they are going to or from the grain
fields. Two young men soaked lot of
wheat in Chinese whisky and scatter
ed it along the beach, expecting to
make the geese drunk, when they
would become an easy prey But the
geese ate the wheat and carried them
selves as steadily as any web-foot in the
country. 1t was concluded that the
wheat did not absorb the liquor, and
that it should have been stepped. for
the whisky was strong enough to have
paralyzed any living thing.-Portldnd
OregoHidn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Southern PolitenesS.

We flatter ourselves upon our civliza-
ton here. and yet, for our own credit,
/ would not like Miss Davis or any 9TH
er Southern woman TO make too close
or extended comparison of our gal
lantry with that which obtains south OF
Mason and Dixon's line. The gentler
sex is held in such esteem there that
our Northern brethren appear rude in
relation to women by comparison. No
further south than Virginia you will
see every man in public conveyance
rise at the entrance of lady in order
to give her not seat merely, but her
choice of all the seats and in little
town near the Blue Mountains. on the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, while
Gov Fitzhugh Lee and myself were
waiting for train in the depot every
man who was smoking arose and went
outside because colored woman en-
tered the gentleman's waiting room
either by mistake or from stupidity
Providence Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Only a Side Dish.

"Will YOU please give me twenty FIVE
or fifty cents to buy bread withP' he
walled. I'm starvin'r'
Cant you buy loaf of bread for
less than twenty-five or fifty cents'"
Yes; but do you think a man can
make dinner on bread onlyP i.S
nothing but side DISH"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
England's Poets Laureate.

The following are the names of the
poets laureate of England and the time
they occupied that Office:
Edmund Spencer, 1891 1899
Samuel Daniel, 1899 1919.
Ben johnson, 1919 1887.
1nterregnum.
William Davenant, l660-166S.
John Dryden, 1870 1859
Thomas shadwell, 1859 1892.
Nahum Tate 1892 Ills.
Nicholas Rowe, l7l5-l7ls
Lawrence Eusben, 17lS.l730
Colley Cibber, 1870 1901.
William Whitehead, l157-l735
Thomas Warrior, l75j-l79O
Henry James Pc, l79O-lSl
Robert southey lsl3lsi3.
William Wordsworth, lSl3-lS50.
Alfred Tennyson, 1850.
Boston Giobsl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Hard to Answer

Mamma, said a little Fifth avenue
girl, have | great-grandparentsP"
"Ye-es,' replied the mother, who
seemed a trifle uncertain, "but they
are dead, you know"
Where are they buried. mammal"
Mercy, child, don't ask such
gloomy questonsv'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
Johnny was Jealous.

"Mr. Lighthead." said Johnny. my
sister treats you better'n she does me-"
Does she, johnny" asked Light
head, with laugh. "Why do you
think SOP"
''Well, ! heard her tell ma she gave
you lots of taffy. but she never gives
me any"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04
laughter. Imean well every time. Be


fore women marry they would no more
dream of admitting TO their fiances that
they wore such things as bustles than
that they powdered and wore false hair.
After marriage. however, they cast of
this restraint SO entirely that l blame
them for it. | do positively. If it
were my own case. even il ! were too i'll
to 90 out of the house. I'd rather die
without hustle than ask my husband
to buy one for me. They say that ia
miliarity breeds contempt. So it does
don't care what anyone says, but a
man when he goes home and SAYS to
wife, Here's your hustle, darling, !
hope it will do, must feel sort of re-
sentiment toward his wife.
The bevy of maidens shook their busy
little heads in keen appreciation of the
remarks of the talkative brunette. She
went on; Hardly a day passes but
that IA man comes into our store on
some ridiculous domestic mission, flat
tering himself that he is good fellow
for taking the matter out of his wife 5
hand, and not realizing that there is a
very little difference between a good
fellow and a fool The dividing line is
very slight The other day ! was
startled by hearing masculine voice
in my ear As | was leaning over some
accounts, which | was vainly trying to
balance. This is the conversation that
ensued between us.
"'Have you any outfitsp' whisper
ed he
"'Of course. What kind2 Twice
one are two. and seven. nine. and three,
twelve.
"'Outft on know what | mean
b-baby's outfit
Il looked at the young man. He
had the red face begin to know so
well. OF course he Immediately STAN
mered out: I'll want them flor m-my
sisters little b-boy Then knew that
this poor little fellow was married.
Married men always want baby's
clothes for their sisters little boys. It's
inevitable. They seem to be ashamed
to be suspected of having babies of their
own.
- Shall begin with the bootes?'
asked
- What are they?
"'Oh. boots or shoes. A bootee is a
little boot. Perhaps, however. your
wife, mean your sster-can make
them herself
"'Why n-no. II don't think 1--we
ever seem mean ever heard of her
doing so.
We'll. then, said I, these are ex-
cellent. How many needlework dress
es shall put imp
"'Will twelve do do You think? he
asked. doubtfully. 'Perhap, two doz-
en- VIII be better. II don : know any
thing about it I'm sure" There were
tears in his voice
-" Twelve is large number, said |,
affably, and rs they cost - each, it
seems to me that 500 would be an ua-
necessary expenditure. suppose we put
in four dresses.
That poor young fellow was the
greenest specimen | have ever dealt
with. lie positively wanted to buy the
baby pocket handkerchiefs. and | had
to impress upon his mind with consd-
cradle care that infants do not wear
collars. He had plenty of money, but
felt it was my duty rs woman to
prevent him spending i, all upon ba-
by, who could never appreciate it.
think he was grateful for the efforts
made in his behalf. He smiled upon
me continually, and when he paid his
bill-$54 45--he volunteered the infor-
nation that the child was his own. and
that he was going to surprise his wife.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-04

'Phautom hops" are fashionable In the
south Find 'cm in the bier probably.-Bos
ton Commercial Bslletin.